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To: SilentZ who wrote (163987)	3/11/2003 10:36:55 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572381

Then what's their point? What are they inspecting? The resolution (687), among other things, required Iraq to rid itself permanently and unconditionally of all nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons capabilities and allow inspectors full access to verify and monitor compliance. Nowhere in the resolution does it say anything about the inspectors riding around Iraq looking for undisclosed weapons; as it turns out, one of the ways you do this is by sampling locations which might be used for weapons development and storage for signs of banned materials. One need only consider the absurdity of a hundred or so people riding around Iraq looking for items that can be easily buried under the sand. It is ridiculous that they're even trying it, if the truth be known. This reminds me of the CPA auditors' job with respect to detecting fraud. The public mistakenly believes that an audit of a corporation should detect fraud. However, the measures you apply, as a CPA, are not designed to detect fraud, and in the CPA's contract with the auditee as well as in all representation letters, it is explicitly stated that the procedures are not designed to detect fraud and cannot be counted upon to do so. Yet, the public somehow, thinks the CPAs ought to be able to detect fraud in an audit.